SINGAPORE 60's: ANDY's POP MUSIC INFLUENCE IS MY PERSONAL MUSIC AND MEMORY TRAIL. PICTURES TELL STORIES BUT I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO YOU TUBE VIDEOS, AUDIO TRACKS OR IMAGES. THEY HAVE BEEN UPLOADED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES SO INFORM ME IF COPYRIGHTED AND THEY WILL BE DELETED. ANDY LIM (NOVEMBER, 2008).

Sunday, September 13, 2009

(B) Western Union Band Singapore, Levi Jeans.

This post is not an advertisement but the vinyl was. In the 60s some companies advertise their products on 45 rpm records and the jingles were whistled or sung by youths who love such novelties.

Levi Jeans was a household name in the early years as the blue denim was considered an in-thing amongst the young and fancy. Eye-brows were raised when someone donned a pair of Levi Jeans in the 60s and admiration for the macho man or skin-tight sexy woman was everywhere.Levi's even had its song recorded, and this time by our own local band the WESTERN UNION BAND and the jingle went:

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6 comments: womad said... OMG. It's nice to see a blog so different and full of nostalgia. Good Job Mr. Andy! I was surfing around to find about the old Rex Theatre and came across your blog. =) Do you have any fond memories of it and it's vicinity?

March 30, 2009 5:05 PM Andy Young* said... Hi Womad, Thanks for writing. I went to your blog and couldn't write a thing but I find your whole concept so unique, agreeing with you and the quotation where Sylvia didn't fear to tread the Plath.Wish I could a quarter of what you are doing with your blog. It's absolute creativity.

April 2, 2009 8:02 PM Andy Young* said... missed out "do" in the 2nd last sentence.

April 2, 2009 8:03 PM womad said... Hi Andy,

Thanks for dropping down my blog, didnt know if you manage to navigate through and read my entries though. (i've had minor complaints heh!)

Your blog's is wonderful! Even better than some that i've read before. Heh! Hmm...what do you mean 'do a quarter of what im doing with my blog?' My blog's is not really fanciful lah heh.

Just wondering, those Vinyl Records in your blog, are they your own personal collection?

April 2, 2009 11:43 PM Anonymous said... Sorry to reply so late as I've just seen this comment. Some of the vinyls are mine while some belong to the Silver Strings bass guitarist Audie Ng.I am still searching for some more as I find them unique.Cheers,Andy Young

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